Affiliated Faculty
The GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future is proud to collaborate with a distinguished and diverse group of faculty whose expertise spans disciplines. These cross-disciplinary thought leaders are united by a shared commitment to advancing sustainability through research, teaching, and community engagement.
Research Communities
To strengthen collaboration across GW’s 10 schools and accelerate impactful sustainability research, the Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) organized three interdisciplinary research communities. These communities connect faculty across disciplines, foster new partnerships, and unlock innovative funding opportunities.
Serving as hubs for ideation, relationship-building, and resource-sharing, the research communities help GW researchers coalesce around shared interests and pursue interdisciplinary solutions to global sustainability challenges.
Explore the research communities and learn more about our affiliated faculty’s research, expertise, and passions for the planet:
Browse Our Affiliated Faculty
| Name: | Title(s): | Email: |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Keeley | Director, Environmental Studies Program, Undergraduate Advisor | [email protected] |
| Eli Kintisch | Ted Turner Professor of Environmental Media | [email protected] |
| Christopher Klemek | Associate Professor | [email protected] |
| Peter LaPuma | Professor | [email protected] |
| Saniya LeBlanc | Associate Professor | [email protected] |
| Samuel T. Ledermann | Assistant Professor of the Practice of International Affairs; Director, Global Capstone; Interim Director of the International Development Studies (IDS) MA Program | [email protected] |
| Miguel Lejeune | Professor of Decision Sciences; Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering | [email protected] |
| Matthew Levinger | Professor of Practice of International Affairs; Director, National Security Studies Program | [email protected] |
| Aman Luthra | Assistant Professor - Geography Undergraduate Advisor | [email protected] |
| Patrick McHugh | Associate Professor of Management | [email protected] |
| Angela Melidosian | Assistant Professor of Sustainability, GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future | [email protected] |
| Lisa Deply Neirotti | Director, MS in Sport Management Program; Associate Professor of Sport Management | [email protected] |
| Scott Odell | Assistant Research Professor | [email protected] |
| Robert Orttung | Professor of Sustainability and Internal Affairs, Director of the Sustainability Research Institute, GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future | [email protected] |
| Kim Ossi Van Brecht | Associate Director, Planet Forward | [email protected] |
| Ethan Porter | Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs and of Political Science | [email protected] |
| Matthew J. Rau | Assistant Professor | [email protected] |
| Malcolm Russell-Einhorn | Research Professor of International Affairs | [email protected] |
| Steven Schooner | Jeffrey & Martha Kohn Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Nash & Cibinic Professor of Government Procurement Law | [email protected] |
| Ellen Scully-Russ | Associate Professor, Human and Organizational Learning | [email protected] |
| Frank Sesno | Executive Director, GW Alliance for a Sustainable Future; Director of Strategic Initiatives, School of Media & Public Affairs | [email protected] |
| Thom Shanker | Director, Project for Media & National Security | [email protected] |
| Yun Shen | Assistant Professor | [email protected] |
| Nikolay Shiklomanov | Professor | [email protected] |
| Ekundayo Shittu | Professor and Department Chair, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering | [email protected] |
| Danmeng Shuai | Professor | [email protected] |
| Stephen Smith | Professor | [email protected] |
| Erin Speck | Assistant Professor, Interior Architecture Program | [email protected] |
| Dmitry Streletskiy | Professor of Geography and International Affairs - Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Undergraduate Advisor | [email protected] |
| Kristoffer Svendsen | Assistant Dean for Energy Law | [email protected] |
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